Nirayavagga ⧸ Gāthā 311
Kuso yathā duggahito hatthamevānukantati
Sāmaññaṃ dupparāmaṭṭhaṃ nirayāyupakaḍḍhati
Sāmaññaṃ dupparāmaṭṭhaṃ nirayāyupakaḍḍhati
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The Downward Course ⧸ Verse 311
Just as sharp-bladed grass,
if wrongly held,
wounds the very hand that holds it —
the contemplative life, if wrongly grasped,
drags you down to hell.
if wrongly held,
wounds the very hand that holds it —
the contemplative life, if wrongly grasped,
drags you down to hell.
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